Name: Pachyderm
Brand: Michael Chapman

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Limited edition

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2012-11-05

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Michael Chapman

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Folk

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Michael Chapman was an English singer-songwriter and guitarist born on 24 January 1941 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He was a self-taught musician who started his musical journey playing in skiffle bands, strip clubs, and jazz trios while paying his way through art college. Chapman gained recognition on the Cornwall acoustic scene after leaving his teaching job at Bolton College of Art. His career took off when he impressed a pub crowd with his guitar skills during a rainy night in the late 1960s.

In 1967, Chapman emerged on the London and Cornwall folk music circuits alongside renowned artists like John Martyn and Roy Harper. He released his debut album in 1969 under Harvest label and went on to release three more albums with them. After parting ways with Harvest, Chapman signed with Deram Records where he experimented with electric guitar and harder rhythms in his work.

The 1980s marked a quieter period for Chapman as he continued recording for smaller record labels and performing on the folk and club circuits. However, towards the late 1990s, he experienced a rebirth in his career receiving critical acclaim for his albums and earning praise from performers like Thurston Moore and Supergrass. In addition to song-based sets, Chapman also explored instrumental albums rooted in his guitar playing background during the 2000s.

this album is the second in chapman's series of his more improvised musical releases. the first, 'the resurrection and revenge of the clayton peacock', released in 2011 was wire magazine's no. 5 album of the year, was widely received favourably by press and fans alike as another highpoint in chapman's late blooming career which has been boosted by the public recognition of his talents by the likes of thurston moore, jack rose &amp; will oldham. 'pachyderm' is an lp length minimalist masterpiece, a single chord ambient work quite unlike anything chapman has done before and equally as surprising and different as peacock managed to be. the second track is remix of the first side by one rob antony, a young cumbrian neighbour of michael's. together they form a mellow and gentling shifting work that easily beckons auto repeated plays.

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